A tech review of 2021

We look back at some of the tech stories of 2021

• 49 mins

Afrofuturism and tech innovation

What is Afrofuturism and how can it influence tech innovation?

• 44 mins

Robots under the Thwaites Glacier

Robots under the Thwaites Glacier collect data on Climate Change

• 44 mins

Twitter returns to Nigeria

Twitter returns to Nigeria after an absence on seven months

• 46 mins

Internet connectivity still patchy in Tonga

Internet connectivity is still patchy in Tonga following the underwater volcanic eruption.

• 43 mins

First-ever unassisted robotic surgery

First-ever unassisted robotic surgery; repairing pig intestines.

• 43 mins

Tonga internet satellite kit deployed

Tonga internet satellite kit from TSF is out of quarantine and ready to be deployed. )

• 52 mins

India to launch digital rupee

India to launch digital rupee and plans to tax digital assets at 30%.

• 48 mins

The bionic eye that’s obsolete

The bionic eye that no longer works and has left hundreds without sight.

• 44 mins

Ukraine’s massive global tech presence

Ukraine; a country rich in gas, oil, precious metals, wheat, corn, sunflowers and tech.

• 44 mins

Tracking Russian disinformation and propaganda sites

Tracking Russian disinformation and propaganda sites by NewsGuard

• 38 mins

Calls for facial recognition tech ban on Brazilian metro

Civil rights groups file a lawsuit to suspend use of facial recognition in the metro

• 44 mins

Splinternet Risks

Are fears of breakaway internets and global incompatibilities well-founded?

• 37 mins

Facial recognition identifies dead Russian soldiers

Ukraine is claiming to use facial recognition to identify dead Russian soldiers.

• 47 mins

Robot boat to survey Tonga volcano

Robot boat to survey Tonga’s underwater volcano

• 53 mins

Africa’s first cyber-security declaration

Twenty-nine nations sign Africa’s first cybersecurity declaration

• 44 mins

Audio beats - the new digital drugs?

New research shows that audio beats are used as digital drugs

• 46 mins

Can we predict Twitter’s future?

Can we predict Twitter’s future if Elon Musk takes over?

• 47 mins

Electric road trip on Jersey

A repeat of our special edition on tech on the island of Jersey.

• 34 mins

North Korean digital control

Stringent digital control in North Korea

• 45 mins

Reclaiming African art in digital form

Nigerian project Looty is reclaiming African art as digital NFTs.

• 40 mins

Detecting earthquakes with seafloor internet cables

New research suggests that subsea fibre-optic cables could be used to detect earthquakes

• 43 mins

Data-driven football

Has data changed the game of football?

• 35 mins

Community Networks: Connecting the unconnected

Community networks can provide a lifeline for those who cannot access the internet

• 34 mins

Archiving music in glass

Using ultrafast laser optics, a new technique means music data can be stored in glass.

• 39 mins

Japan tackles online insults

Increased punishment for online insults in Japan

• 43 mins

What’s the deal with the metaverse?

What is the metaverse and what are its implications?

• 37 mins

Deepfake calls to European mayors?

The fake video calls that deceived three European mayors

• 37 mins

Are internet shutdowns evolving?

A new UN report warns of the real-life effects of losing connectivity

• 35 mins

Self-driving cars on the horizon?

A recent UN regulation extends automated driving technology to 130 km/h

• 40 mins